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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh, for allowing me to make a brief intervention this afternoon. Much has been said already and I do not intend to repeat any questions. I want to pick up on some points made in the opening statement and flesh them out. The first point arises from an infrastructural point of view. How many employees does Hockey Ireland have? What is the aspiration when it comes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: How would that compare to other sports of a similar size?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: Are there more shared municipal facilities in Ulster? I remember playing a cricket match in Ballyclare, where the facility catered for cricket, tennis, hockey, rugby and football. It was unique because it was the only sports ground in the town. Should we be looking at that across all sports and not just specific to hockey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: When I lived in Belgium that is how it was done for all sports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: Southern boxers box for Northern Ireland regularly. Barry McGuigan went up from Monaghan to compete in the Commonwealth Games.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: I rise today to raise the extremely worrying situation in Malta and the ongoing refusal of Prime Minister Muscat to step aside and allow a proper independent investigation into what is the most flagrant breach of the rule of law in the European Union today. I specifically mention the report of a delegation of the European Parliament led by my colleague, Roberto Mazzolo, which found that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Childhood Care and Education (4 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: This issue has dominated headlines and is a cause of increasing concern. I have a personal interest in the matter as the parent of a young child attending childcare and the spouse of a childcare provider. Although my wife does not operate her own facility, she works in the sector. I have received a significant number of emails and calls on the issue and will meet several providers this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Childhood Care and Education (4 Dec 2019)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the Minister's clarification, particularly on future capital funding that is coming on stream. However, a couple of issues still need to be addressed, one being communication with providers. We have to remember that the vast majority of childcare providers are not even SMEs; they are one- or two-person operations. They are facing an administrative tsunami. When dealing with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: I am delighted to welcome the Minister back to the House to discuss a key issue not just for my area but also for south Dublin in general. It relates to the development of a permanent home for Stepaside Educate Together secondary school. As the Minister will be well aware, the school is currently co-located with Stepaside Educate Together national school in its new home in Belarmine in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: I have no supplementary questions other than to sincerely thank the Minister for that detailed and full reply and I look forward to working further on this project.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: I would like to raise the issue of the new European Commission that was elected and approved yesterday in Strasbourg at a sitting of the European Parliament. Europe is facing into a difficult five years under the Presidency of new Commission leader, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen. I call on the Deputy Leader to work with other officials in the Oireachtas to invite President von der Leyen to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement Strategy: Discussion with Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries (13 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. I thank both of our guests for joining us and for their very enlightening and indeed frank presentations. I will start in reverse order. The Republic of North Macedonia is a country that I have some familiarity with. In a previous life I was on the joint consultative committee with the then former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM, with...

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: I am grateful to the Minister of State for attending this debate and giving such a lengthy opening statement. I am also grateful to my colleague, Senator Colm Burke, the Fine Gael health spokesperson, for allowing me to substitute for him today on basis that I am familiar with this matter, both as a local representative and from my time with Councillor Devlin on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown...

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: Maidin amárach ar 10.30.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: I am extremely grateful to the Tánaiste, once again, for coming to this House to provide a timely update on what I have said on many occasions is probably the biggest issue facing the State since the Emergency. I am grateful to both the Tánaiste's activities within this House and, indeed, those of the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, and all the officials in both the Department...

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (6 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: We propose to sit again next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: I join with others in warmly welcoming Senator Pippa Hackett to the Chamber, as well as her family. No doubt she has big shoes to fill in terms of following former Senator Grace O'Sullivan but I have no doubt she is up to the test. On a happy note, I warmly congratulate the Irish women's hockey team on their wonderful qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games. I was very fortunate to spend...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Neale Richmond: -----the most important person there, to my mind, was my young niece, April, who was attending not only her first international hockey match but the largest international women's sports match in terms of attendance ever held in this country. It was a wonderful day for her to see absolute heroes on the pitch, fulfilling their aspirations to qualify for the Olympics and proving a real example....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in regard to the Agriculture and Food Sectors: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Neale Richmond: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. This is important because, if they are not, it causes serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound staff. Today's meeting focuses on the implications for Ireland of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union in regard to the agriculture and food sectors and it follows on from the meeting we held on...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in regard to the Agriculture and Food Sectors: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Neale Richmond: Before I call Mr. Chestnutt, I am aware that Mr. Healy's term as president is coming to an end. I very much enjoyed sitting alongside him at Brexit stakeholder meetings over the past two years. I wish our paths had crossed so often in happier circumstances. I wish him well into the future. Let the games begin for the campaign for his successor.